Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-27
FIGHTING AGAINST FATE
Captain Black Determined, II Posi-.
BILE. to Save the knarchists-Lurid
Picture Of the Feeling In
Chicsgo Drawn by the wife of the Advo.
cate-General Prycr's Position-His
Attack on the Illinois Statute.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Seven men
through whose prison bars grim death
stsres in patient waiting went to their
uneasy rest tonight with few words of
chill comfort. George Schilling shot
them over the wires to his unhappy
friends IL the Chicago Jeil. They told of
the safe arrival in New York of Captain
Black, who comes 10 take counsel with
General Pryor as to the best method to
be pursued in securing q new trial for the
condemned men. Schillirg wss the only
agitatoT of any note en- hand to greet the
lawyer. 1t was limited that it was in az
cordsnce with the advice Of Captain Black
and the men who ere u assist him in the
delicate task in hand.
With the Captain came Mrs. Black and
their son Pau. While whiting for the
carriage that was 70 take her 10 the he
tel, Mrs. Black drew for the reporters
vivid picture OF the alleged stste Of
things in Chicago. Said she: "The town
is torn by tornado of conflicting PISS
sions, hate, pity, rage, sorrow, each with
intense violence struggling for mastery.
GOO knows where 1T VII end,n she con-
tinued. ga very panic has seized the
community. Our homes, our lives are
near to destruction. Men speak of the
danger that Overhangs us oil, in accents
OF fear and horror. Women turn pale
and tremble a. the very men
ton Of the m0mentouS cri-
sis that is at hand. IN the pres
ence of our little cnes we are silent OF the
dismal hour that threatens 20 dsrken the
memory OF their childhood days. We are
dealing with men made desperate by
weight of woe. They see their friends
On the brink OF sn abyss over which wild
unreasouing passion works TO hurl them
TO disgraceful death. Heaven help US, il
the worse comes. The story OF their re
venge will be written in solemn colors il
the annals OF the age. Frankly, we fear
them"
Captain Black confessed that his failure
to obtain the record from the Illinoi:
Supreme court WAS grievous dissppoint-
ment to him. Still if 8 writ Of error i:
granted, the absence of that document
will be OF no moment.
''wHAT ARE THE GROUNDS"
the lawyer was asked, ''on which yoU
will base your motion for writ O
error?"
az must decline to answer that" b,
replied promptly.
He stated though that he had beer
scrupuIously careful to note during thC
trial every minute instance in which tn.
rights of individuals as grantedby the con
stitutioG we're a. all disregarded, and from
the manner ot Captain Blocks speech i
appeared that this struck the keynote o.
the course to be pursued by the anar
Chists' lawyers.
as there not good reason" the repor
ter asked, fffor the prevalent opinion tha
IN ~ = q
prisoners will go scot-free?"
"The Chicago press" the lawyer re
piled, non-committally, "have always I'D
varced that idea, and l know that State
Attorney Grinnell stated in his argumen
to the Supreme court that if the decision
Of the lower court was reversed, the cas-
would never again come TO trial. q re
versal in the case of one Of the prisoner
would affect the decision against tn
others, because the conviction WAS base
on an alleged conspiracy"
Another point which Captain Blac
limited might be used in the argument 10
new trial was that the jury that cor
victed the anarchists was not draw
impartiallg from all ranks in the com
munitY. ''Of the 1000 men examined fo
the Jury" he said, "less than 100 wer
drawn from the Fourteenth ward, Wher
100000 working people live"
Captain Black evipced considerabl
feeling when questioned as to the RICH
Of the police to break up meeting. 81
the thing occurs IN MitchellstoWn, Ire
land" he said, "public opinion seems t
turn in our direction; if 1t occurs il CHI
cage it seems to take different tack"
Tomorrow morning General Pryc
will meet Csptsin Black, and the tw
Ia wyers will decide on their course {
procedure. Captain Black declined
say whether he had secured other cour
SCI to assist in the case. 1t was plaiI
though from his manner of reply an
from that of George Schilling that sue
was the fact. Schilling was asked
General Butler was to be called into To
case, but he simply smiled and said
knew nothing about 1t.